Date/Time
Date(s) - 27/04/2018
All Day
Location
The Boatslip, Bagenalstown
Categories
3 day canoe and wild camping trail
For just €99 per person, immerse yourself in nature and experience the ultimate digital detox.
Truly appreciate the natural beauty that Ireland has to offer on this 3 day canoe and camping trail down the River Barrow.
Travel through part of Ireland’s Ancient East and explore the many gems along the way. Follow the trail traveled by the High Kings of Ireland, the Monks and even what the Vikings embarked on hundreds of years ago.
Get family and friends together and take the 3 day self-guided canoe and wild camping trail.
Starting in Bagenalstown and paddling to Goresbridge for the first night of wild camping. Day 2 you will paddle through Borris, Clashganny and take a break in Medieval Graiguenamanagh for your second night of camping along the banks of the River Barrow. Day 3 departing Graiguenamanagh and heading south down the river completing your canoe & camping trail St. Mullins.
The Barrow is one of the safest and most rewarding rivers in Ireland on which to embark on a canoe and camping adventure. Navigate through Ireland’s Ancient East by canoe and wild camp along the way.
When that window of opportunity opens jump right in. Call us for advise and you will be surprised how easy it can be. Do it for your family now and they will include you in years to come.
So what are you waiting for !!
Day 1 – Friday
Arrive in Bagenalstown, by train, by bus, or by car, your choice! Your canoe will be tied up at the quay waiting for you. (Railway station to the Quay – 15 minutes walk) Your kit will include: Tent, canoe, paddles, buoyancy jacket, storage barrell.
Heading South you should get as far as Goresbridge where you can camp in the Town Park beside the river. Enjoy a relaxing night beside the river and listen to the gentle sound of the water flowing over the weir as you fall asleep.
Day 2 – Saturday
After your al fresco breakfast you head South again along the stunning Barrow trail. Very soon you find yourself in the ancient oak wood demense that is the Borris Estate. Home to the MacMorrough Kavanagh family since Diarmuid MacMorrough was High King of Ireland.
Enter the Barrow Gorge at Clashganny and enjoy the stunning vista as the River squeezes between dramatic forested hills on either side.
Arrive in ancient medieval Graiguenamanagh as the monks did over 800 years ago. Here you can wild camp again beside the river. Explore this beautiful old town with it’s monastic heritage, old pubs and quant cafés.
Day 3 – Sunday
After breakfast under the hills, you pass under the beautiful and historic 7 arch stone bridge. You are now paddling through one of the most visually appealing river valleys in Ireland. A pilgram route for thousands of years. Take your time. This is something to emerse yourself in and not be rushed.
Arriving in St. Mullins, a village steeped in History, built on an ancient Monastic site. Let the historian within you explore the village. St Moling founded a monastery here at the end of the 7th century. He may have been Bishop of Ferns and also of Glendalough. The Kings of South Leinster, including the McMurrough Kavanaghs, were buried here. There are remains of several churches. These include St Mullin’s Abbey, a medieval nave-and-chancel church with a spiral stairway, and St James’s Chapel, a small oratory dedicated to St. James and the people who stopped here on their way to the camino – Santiago de Compostela.
Tie up your canoe and explore historic St Mullins. From there, get a taxi back to the train station in Bagenalstown
Don’t just take my word for it..
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.
